2020Regular SessionReverse auction; revise method of receiving bids through for agencies and governing authorities.AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 31-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE REVERSE AUCTION METHOD FOR RECEIVING BIDS TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN AGENCIES AND GOVERNING AUTHORITIES; TO PROVIDE THAT IF AN AGENCY DETERMINES THAT A REVERSE AUCTION IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE AGENCY, THEN THAT DETERMINATION MUST BE APPROVED BY THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REVIEW BOARD; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A GOVERNING AUTHORITY DETERMINES THAT A REVERSE AUCTION IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY, THEN THAT DETERMINATION MUST BE APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE AGENCY AND GOVERNING AUTHORITY MUST SUBMIT AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY A REVERSE AUCTION IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE AGENCY OR GOVERNING AUTHORITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.05/27/20 at 14:05HB 407House Bill 407HB 407HActiveGeneral Bill/Constitutional AmendmentNoMajorityJuly 1, 2020MunicipalitiesF../../House_cmtes/MU.xmlCounty AffairsF../../House_cmtes/CA.xmlAccountability, Efficiency, TransparencyT../../Senate_cmtes/AC.xmlBell (21st)../../House_authors/Bell_(21st).xmlA031-0007-0013../../code_sections/031/00070013.xml 101/31 (H) Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs 202/18 (H) DR - TSDP: MU To CA 302/25 (H) DR - TSDP: CA To MU 402/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass 503/10 (H) Passed../../../../2020/pdf/votes/house/0640020.pdf 603/10 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered (Turner, Rushing, Tullos) 703/11 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled 803/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate 905/27 (S) Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency../../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0400-0499/HB0407PS.pdf../../../../documents/2020/dt/HB/0400-0499/HB0407PS.pdf../../../../documents/2020/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0407PS.htm../../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0400-0499/HB0407IN.pdf../../../../documents/2020/dt/HB/0400-0499/HB0407IN.pdf../../../../documents/2020/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0407IN.htm../../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0400-0499/HB0407PS.pdf../../../../documents/2020/dt/HB/0400-0499/HB0407PS.pdf../../../../documents/2020/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0407PS.htmN../../../../documents/2020/pdf/fiscalnotes/HB0407.pdf